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4 October 2026 – Last Song Bea Celebrate the Filipina Tita Who Knows Exactly What She Wants
By Editorial Team - October 4, 2026
Summary
Filipino indie pop-rock band Last Song Bea celebrate confident women with Tita, inspired by OPM icons Alice Dixson and Maui Taylor.
Key Facts
- Filipino indie outfit Last Song Bea highlight pop-rock single 'Tita', honoring strong and unapologetic Filipina women.
- Songwriting draws inspiration from Filipino screen icons Alice Dixson and Maui Taylor.
- Arranged by Nimrod Laquian and co-produced alongside Gani and Mic-Mic Palabyab of Monostery.
- Entities: Last Song Bea, Richard Parcia, Anton Atengco, Sean Cedro, Nimrod Laquian, Alice Dixson, Maui Taylor, Monostery, Philippines
- Tags: last-song-bea, tita, opm, filipino-indie, indie-pop, indie-rock, manila-music
Filipino indie pop-rock group Last Song Bea are receiving fresh attention for "Tita," a playful tribute to the sort of confident, experienced woman who does not require anybody's permission to occupy the room. Frontman Richard Parcia says the song's unlikely twin inspirations are Filipino screen personalities Alice Dixson and Maui Taylor, helping explain why "Tita" feels more like a character portrait than another generic romantic single.
The band's imagined heroine has scars she does not hide, welcomes love without begging for it and remains thoroughly capable of defending herself should diplomacy fail. Guitarist Anton Atengco supplied the original riff before Sean Cedro helped push the composition forward when the band became stuck, with Parcia and Cedro developing the lyrics and the other members contributing ideas. Keyboardist Nimrod Laquian handled arrangements and co-produced with Gani and Mic-Mic Palabyab of Monostery.
Interestingly, "Tita" has already had a slightly chaotic digital life: rough recordings date to 2025, the final version took shape around March, and an initial May release had to be followed by a July re-release after a distribution mix-up. That makes today's story news rather than a new-release claim. It also gives OPM indie pop-rock a welcome place in a feed that should look beyond the usual US-UK-Australia pipeline.